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No touch screens, no telemetry, no cellular modems, no wifi, no apps, no subscriptions, no infotainment.
Hitting the gas in an EV is like filming with a digital camera.
this post was submitted on 18 May 2026
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Yeah. Gas [pedal] is used here in the same way the "save" icon is still a floppy disk.
it's easy and convenient?
My phone has a system app known as a "dialer" despite not having a round dial.
On a broader note, this is a failure of capitalism in which products can never be perfected.
There are sooo many technologies that we fully figured out years ago but they can’t just make it optimal and move on.
This is why we have washing machines using internet for whatever reason.
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no telemetry
In 2026?
I'd settle for Android/Apple Auto and no cellular
Backed by amazon? LOL if you think it won't still have a cellular radio and full tracking suite installed.
Slate has stated that they will not have a cellular or other type of connection. It does need some type of connection to do software updates, and that will be from your phone using their app to the truck via USB.
They've also stated they won't track your driving data. You can opt in to share data about the truck's health through the app for servicing purposes, but that's all. They've also promised not to sell any kind of data to third parties.
That could always change, but I'm on the wait list for one and there are people on the slate forums who are serious about privacy and are watching this and seem pretty happy for now.
Slate is the 2nd best choice rn.
First best is buying an older car for cheap and spending some money to repair/upgrade
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Yeah, I've been watching that. It is supposed to start fulfilling orders this year (last I read anyway), but it'll be at least next year before I can probably look into one. And even then, I'd want to let some other/braver people test them out for reliability and repair-ability.
I'm quite excited for the Slate to be released. Electric truck, optional SUV conversion, decent price, minimum frills, customize it yourself if that's your thing. That sounds so much better than wheeled tank with built-in privacy concerns.
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Cars also need to be smaller for the sustainable transition. We need to disconnect ego from car. Consider it's spending about 95% of its life parked.
Smaller cars or busses. Or trains. Or trams. Or electric bikes. Or push bikes.
Basically there's lots of options that don't make it look like you're going to war.
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One of the most appealing things about Slate motors is that they seem to lack all the telemetry bullshit.
The least appealing thing about them is that Jeff Bezos is a primary investor.
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if you’re american isn’t that the chevy bolt?
The bolt has buttons and no real smart features but it also has an infotainment tablet. It also still has gps and Wi-Fi and whatever else as options, so I don't particularly trust it not to be tracking everything. It's certainly miles better than most of the competition but it's still a modern car.
As I understand it, one of the other advantages of the bolt is that it's fairly easy to disconnect. There's a dedicated fuse you can pull which will disable the telemetry as well as the microphone and a lot of the related infotainment system functions like gps. Or for those who want more of those functions, you can open the panel behind the screen, unplug the antenna, and replace it with with a terminator so that it thinks it's intact but has no signal.
Of course, it will still try to send data home through your phone if you let it. Apparently it can do that through android auto and carplay if they are connected via bluetooth but not over USB.
There are guides to disabling OnStar effectively which should assuage those concerns. Well, for the 23 and older models. Not sure about the new stuff.
A quick terminator on the cellular antenna makes it receive no cell signal - the other features that don't rely on cellular all continue working.
Honda-san I beg of you, revist your classic designs and drop an electric motor in to them. You will become more rich
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Gas? No thanks.
I think they meant the pedal.
Yes that's the joke.
ohh sorry, i didn't notice it was a joke I feel dumb lol.
Can't even call it a throttle
I guess I'll have to stick with "accelerator"
Dunno what it'll be called when I trade in my motorbike for an electric one someday
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Manual Gears (5 speed)!
I’d honestly love this. I don’t even care if the stick doesn’t actually switch gears and it can just give me fake engine rev sounds. I just miss driving manual and paddle shifters just aren’t the same.
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Do EVs even have transmissions? I ask this legitimately, I know shit for dick about cars beyond how to change oil
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I bought the Kona (2024) and it's the best car I could ask for. It has some smart things of course, but I have no subscriptions, no phone requirement, I mostly just listen to FM radio. It's been the best car I've ever owned.
Features look nice. I guess I'm just gonna have to get over my "crossover" hate and buy a car that looks like a low-top roller skate lol.
I like my Kia EV6. We were in the market for an EV and test drove all of the ones we could try. I liked the KIA because it had a lot of physical buttons for my regular things. There's no real subscriptions except for things we don't use. There's a touchscreen for a lot but I can get by without using it mostly
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There are quite a few EVs that satisfy those criteria on the market!
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No camera filming me please.
Slate EV
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